TSMHS PROFILE

To provide high quality education to our students by developing a suitable combination of skills, knowledge and attitude to enable them meet the challenges posed by globalization.

MANDATE

To train competent medical professionals for Kenya, the East African community and beyond.

VISION

To be the leading preferred medical training institution that offers internationally recognized high quality education.

MOTTO

Nurturing professional excellence.

CORE VALUES

Excellence in all our endeavors

Integrity

Transparency

Professionalism and quality service

Social fairness and equity

Respect

Equality

Thika School of Medical and Health Sciences(TSMHS) is a leading private technical training institution registered by Ministry of Education, and also registered and licensed by Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority. TSMHS is an affiliate of Thika Nursing home and Ruiru Private Hospital. TSMHS has five campuses with its main campus in Thika, and has four satellite campuses in Kitui, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nairobi.

TSMHS was started in 2008 by Dr. Barham Dev Vasisht to address challenges he had encountered as the director of Thika Nursing Home and other hospitals on shortage of staff in the health profession, as well as an attempt to give back to the community by making training of medical and health professionals accessible and affordable to Kenyans.

This institution has been audited and accredited by the following Professional bodies that standardize various programmes of training in Kenya. They include:

Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board

Clinical Officers Council

Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute

Kenya Counseling Association

Society of Radiography in Kenya

In collaboration with Kiambu County, Thika School of Medical and Health Sciences has significantly contributed to enriching the health of the residents of the county. The institution has been involved in the following activities:

The college prides itself as the only middle level technical college that is offers hospital based training for all its courses. All our students attend practical clinical exposure in various health facilities in the country. This ensures that our students have actual hospital experience even before they proceed for their hospital attachment in their respective programmes of training. This has ensured that our graduates are efficiently prepared to work rather than be trained when they seek employment. While we acknowledge that learning is a continuous process, we appreciate the fact that the college has prepared graduates that can perform their duties without much follow up.

Our institution has established links, collaborations and Memorandum of Understanding with various health facilities in different parts of the Kenya that include:

Thika Level V Hospital,

Kiambu Level IV Hospital,

Gatundu Level IV Hospital,

Ruiru Sub-District Hospital,

Thika Nursing Home,

Ruiru Private Hospital,

Githunguri Health Center,

Karuri Health Center,

Ngoliba Health Center,

Munyu Health Center,

Kiandutu Health Center all in Kiambu County,

Maragua Level v Hospital in Murang’a County.

In order to strengthen our training capacity and to acquire experience in various clinical areas, the college is in the process of signing Memorandum of Understanding with health facilities in other counties, that include: Mombasa Coast General Hospital in Mombasa County, Kisumu County Referral Hospital, and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital in Kisumu County, and Kitui County Hospital in Kitui County.

THE INSTITUTION OFFERS TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES;

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery

DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING SCIENCES

Diploma in Radiography and Sonography

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Diploma in Environmental Sciences

Diploma in Community Health & Development

Diploma in Community Health & HIV Management

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

Diploma in Physiotherapy

DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING SCIENCES

Diploma in Radiography

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

Certificate in Nutrition and Dietetics

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES

Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Diploma in Applied Biology

Certificate in Science Laboratory Technology

Diploma in Medical Engineering

Diploma in Medical Statistics

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Diploma in Community Development and Social Work

Certificate in Community Development and Social Work

Diploma in Project Management

Certificate in Project Management

Diploma in Disaster Management

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATICS

Diploma in Business Management

Diploma in Human Resource Management

Certificate in Human Resource Management

Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies

Diploma in Information Communication Technology

Certificate in Information Communication Technology

Computer Packages

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Diploma in Health Records and ICT

Certificate in Health Records and ICT

DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING

Diploma in Counseling Psychology

Certificate in Counseling psychology

Certificate in HIV Counseling and Testing

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing

ACCOMMODATION

The college has a state-of-the-art hostel that cannot be compared to any hostel facilities in this region. We have self-contained rooms that bring in a home away from home feeling for the students. This goes along way into making sure that the learning environment is conducive to produce competent professionals that can compete at the global stage.